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Statistical Consulting and Research Software Support
Wednesday, October 2, 20192:00pm – 3:00pmKent Student Center
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Software available to Kent State graduate students at no charge or at a discount
Statistical software Qualitative data analysis software Online surveys
About the Statistical Consulting service
Software for ResearchSoftware for quantitative, qualitative, and survey research
What software can I get for my research?
As a current Kent State student, you are able to obtain a license for certain data analysis software packages for free or at a discounted price
Statistical software at KSU
Free for students JMP/JMP Pro – Statistical software SAS and SAS University Edition – Statistical software R and RStudio – Statistical software GPower – Statistical power analysis and sample size calculation
Discounted for students SPSS Statistics – Statistical software Stata – Statistical software
Qualitative software at KSU
Free for students NVivo 12 –Qualitative data analysis
Discounted for students Dedoose –Qualitative data analysis (browser‐based platform) (Not officially supported by the university)
Survey software at KSU
Free for students Qualtrics –Online survey data collection and analysis
NVivo
Current version:NVivo 12 (Pro)
Used for:Qualitative and mixed‐methods research
OS:Windows and Mac
Cost:Current students and faculty can obtain a license at no charge
How to obtain: Request license through software.kent.edu; you will be instructed to install the free 14‐day trial through QSR International’s website
Qualtrics
Used for:Creating and distributing online surveys
OS: Access from any computer with internet access
Cost: Free for all current Kent State faculty, staff, and students
Used for different purposes including market research, customer satisfaction and loyalty, product and concept testing, employee evaluations and website feedback.
How to obtain: Login at kent.qualtrics.com
SPSS Statistics
Current version: SPSS Statistics 26 (24 and 25 also available)
Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis
OS:Windows and Mac
Cost: University‐owned computers: Free to install or use on public computers
Personal computers: Purchase for personal computer through kent.onthehub.com; approximately $60‐$100 depending on version
How to obtain: Students can purchase discounted licenses through kent.onthehub.com
Discounted Software for Studentshttps://kent.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingsOfMajorVersionList.aspx?pmv=304b1dff‐5b5d‐e911‐8115‐000d3af41938&cmi_mnuMain=6fdef3d5‐795d‐e111‐8056‐f04da23e67f6&cmi_mnuMain_child=bda074c9‐795d‐e111‐8056‐f04da23e67f6&cmi_mnuMain_child_child=ed6ad73c‐7bc7‐e011‐ae14‐f04da23e67f6
SAS Statistical Software
Current version: SAS 9.4 (SAS 9.3 also available for Windows 7 computers)
Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis
OS:Windows only
Cost: University‐owned computers: Free to install Personal computers: Free to install – go to software.kent.edu
How to obtain:Download installer and license files from software.kent.edu
SAS University Edition
What it is: A free version of the SAS software that works on Windows, Mac, or Linux computers
OS:Windows, Mac, Linux
Cost: Free
How to obtain:Download and follow instructions on: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university‐edition.html
Note: SAS University Edition can do a lot of what SAS can do, but it does omit some features. Check with your instructor
JMP and JMP Pro
Current version: JMP 14 and JMP Pro 14
Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis; some quantitative text mining features
OS:Windows and Mac
Cost: Free for current students and faculty
How to obtain:Download from software.kent.edu
R and RStudio
What it is: R is a free and open‐source statistical programming language RStudio is an “interactive development environment” (IDE) for R
Used for:General‐purpose statistical data analysis (and more)
OS:Windows, Mac, Linux
Cost: Free and open‐source for everyone
How to obtain:Download from cran.r‐project.org
About Statistical ConsultingGetting help
About Statistical Consulting
Cost: Free!
Where we’re located:University Library, Room 812
Who can use the service:Current faculty, staff, and students of Kent State
What we do: Consulting: Meet with a statistical consultant to discuss software questions, research methods, and statistical analysis.
Instruction: We provide tailored workshops on supported software for courses and small groups.
Tutorials: We have freely accessible tutorials for SAS, SPSS, and Qualtrics online.
About Consulting
Working on your thesis or dissertation? Meet with a statistical consultant to get advice about software, code, statistical methods, and more
Make an appointment at library.kent.edu/statconsulting
About Workshops
The TechHelpTraining Workshop Series at the library is FREE! Sign up for workshops at training.kent.edu
We do 2‐3 workshops per semester on NVivo and Qualtrics Plus dozens of other workshops on useful software packages like Excel, Photoshop, and more!
About Tutorials
If you want to learn at your own pace, we have online tutorials for SAS, SPSS, and Qualtrics: SAS Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/SAS SPSS Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/SPSS Qualtrics Tutorials libguides.library.kent.edu/qualtrics
Our website
library.kent.edu/statconsulting